哥伦比亚大学法律博士（J.D.）详解

哥伦比亚大学

一、专业介绍：

J.D.
One of the first law schools establishe in the Unite States, Columbia Law is internationally renowne as a leaing center of legal scholarship with a eep commitment to teaching an professional training.

课程设置：
The First-Year Founation Curriculum
We believe that the first year of law school shoul be a time to evelop an unerstaning of how law works within a society.
· Civil Proceure民事诉讼
· Constitutional Law宪法
· Contracts合同
· Criminal Law刑法
· Founation Year Moot Court模拟法庭
· Legal Methos I an II法律方法1 2
· Legal Practice Workshop I an II法律实践研讨会1 2
· Property财产
· Torts侵权行为
First-Year Elective第一年选修课: First-year stuents are able to choose one elective course uring the spring semester. Recent offerings have inclue:
·
· Avance Contracts·高级合同
· American Legal History·美国法律史
· Corporations·企业
· Empirical Analysis of Law·法律的实证分析
· Feeral Income Taxation·联邦所得税
· Ieas of the First Amenment第一修正案的想法
· International Law·国际法
· Japanese Law an Legal Institutions·日本法律和法律机构
· Law an Legal Institutions in China·中国的法律和法律制度
· Law an Neoliberalism法律与新自由主义
· Lawyering for Change变革律师
· Legislation an Regulation立法和监管
· Transnational Litigation跨国诉讼
· The Unite States an the International Legal System美国和国际法律体系

In the upperclass years, stuents continue to evelop the skills an knowlege gaine in their 1L courses by completing electives from a broa curriculum in many fiels of law. Aitionally, stuents must satisfactorily complete:
第二年和第三年的课程，学生需要完成不同领域的选修课程
· a course in the area of professional responsibility专业责任领域的课程
· two writing creits, at least one of which must meet the criteria of the Major Writing Creit两个写作学分
· a minimum of six experiential creits至少留个体验学分
· a manatory pro bono service of a minimum of 40 hours.至少40个小时的强制性公益服务

专业领域
· Aministrative Law an Public Policy行政法与公共政策
· Civil Proceure an Dispute Resolution民事诉讼和争议解决
· Commercial Law商业法
· Constitutional Law 宪法
· Corporate Law公司法
· Criminal Law an Proceure刑法和程序
· Environmental Law环境法
· Gener an Sexuality Law性别和性行为法
· Health Care卫生保健
· Human Rights人权
· Intellectual Property an Technology知识产权与技术
· Interisciplinary Legal Stuies跨学科法律研究
· International an Comparative Law国际法和比较法
· Labor an Employment Law劳动就业法
· Legal History an Philosophy法律史与哲学
· Legal Profession an Professional Responsibility法律职业与职业责任
· National Security Law国家安全法
· Property, Real Estate, an Trusts an Estates房地产，信托和房地产
· Racial, Economic, an Social Justice 种族，经济和社会正义
· Taxation税收

学校的研究中心与项目
https://www.law.columbia.eu/centers-programs

教授链接：

https://www.law.columbia.eu/faculty?role=103
套磁：确定自己的方向，之后寻找合适的导师，开始套磁。需要了解导师的信息（以这个导师为例子）
Richar Briffault

Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation
Eucation
· J.D., Harvar University, 1977
· B.A., Columbia University, 1974

Areas of Expertise研究领域

· Campaign Finance Regulation竞选财务条例
· Government Ethics政府道德
· Law of the Political Process政治进程法
· Legislation立法
· State an Local Government Law州和地方政府法
Courses课程
Law of the Political Process
Legal Methos
Legislation
Property
S. Public Law Workshop
State an Local Government Law

二、申请相关：

Is the TOEFL require?
No. Applicants to the J.D. program are not require to take the TOEFL.
国际学生不需要提交托福成绩
LSAT or GRE Score(s)（学校接受LSAT成绩或者GRE成绩）

For how long is a LSAT/GRE score vali?

LSAT: An LSAT score is consiere vali by the Amissions Committee for no longer than five years. Caniates applying for amission to the 2019 entering class as regular applicants may submit LSAT scores earne on or after the June 2014 aministration, but no later than the January 2019 aministration.
GRE: A GRE score is consiere vali by the Amissions Committee for no longer than five years. Caniates applying for amission to the 2019 entering class as regular applicants may submit GRE scores from tests taken between June 1, 2014 an February 1, 2019.
LSAT: There is no minimum LSAT score in the consieration process for amission to Columbia Law School. For the 2017 entering class, the meian LSAT score was 171.
GRE: The 2018-2019 amissions cycle is the first for which Columbia Law School is accepting the GRE test. As such, we o not have a history of meian an average matriculating stuents’ GRE scores.

学校从2019年开始接受GRE成绩

申请截止日期：有常规申请和提前申请两个类型
2018-19 Dates an Dealines

奖学金信息：

https://www.law.columbia.eu/social-justice/stuents/careers-public-service/postgrauate-fellowships/current-fellowships

学校为学生提供很多类型的奖学金
Fellowships Exclusively for Columbia Law Grauates
· Charles F. C. Ruff Fellowship (2019)
· Columbia Law School Global Public Service Fellowship (2019)
· Columbia Law School/International Senior Lawyers Project Fellowship in Sustainable Development (2019)
· Davi W. Leebron Human Rights Fellowship (2019)
· Excelsior Service Fellowship Program (2019)
· Herbert an Nell Singer Social Justice Fellowship (2019)
· Kirklan & Ellis New York City Public Service Fellowship (2019)
· Mark Haas Public Interest Fellowship (2019)
· Millstein Public Service Fellowship (2019)
· Public Interest an Government LL.M. Fellowships (2019)
· Sanler/Human Rights Watch Fellowship (2019)

Other:
· Norton Rose Fulbright Fellowship at The Door Legal Services Center (2019)
· Public Interest an Government J.D. Fellowships (2019)
· To learn about other public service fellowships